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In response to invitations from the Librarian of Congress and the House Judiciary Committee, the NWU has filed recommendations for the selection of the next Register of Copyright (the official who serves under the Librarian of Congress as the head of...

by Nancy K. Herther (This is part 2 of a 2 part series. Click to view part 1) Peter Brantley, Director of Online Strategy for the University of California Davis Library, writing in Publishers Weekly in December, noted that “with its unique historical...

COPYRIGHT All areas Along with the U.S., Japan, Canada and Australia (amongst many others), the European Union is currently looking to reform its copyright laws and in January 2014 launched a public consultation. And there is MUCH to ralk about and...

The Walt Disney Company has a reputation for lobbying hard on copyright issues. The 1998 copyright extension has even been dubbed the “Mickey Mouse Protection Act” by activists like Lawrence Lessig that have worked to reform copyright laws. This year...

Quote: Annotating The Letter Disney's CEO Sent To Disney Employees Asking Them To Fund TTP With Their Paychecks Here's quite a scoop from Joe Mullin over at Ars Technica. Apparently, Disney is getting a bit desperate on the whole TPP thing. The company...